Kingdom of Beauty: Mingei and the Politics of Folk Art in Imperialist Japan
Durham: Duke University Press, 2007. Paperback. 306 pg. paperback, 6 x 9 inches, very good. Illustrated with b&w photographs.
Mingei, literally translating to art of the people, is the folk art of Japan. During the Japanese colonial period in Korea, there was a great interest in collecting Korean pieces. Mingei has been criticized as being closely tied to ultra-nationalism.
Cat.No: 278270
ISBN: 9780822340003
Price: $22.00
See all items in
Art,
Colonialism,
Imperialism,
Japan,
Korea, History, Korean Language,
pottery, ceramics
See all items by Kim Brandt